{"product_id":"blue-graded-box-acrylic-bench-on-three-cubes-140cm","title":"Blue Graded Box Acrylic Bench on Three Cubes - 140cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree open cubes carry a long open box and rise up through it, and all four parts are blue acrylic. The seat sits at an ordinary height. The grade is the thing to notice. On most graded acrylic the colour sits at the top; here the blue is strongest where the cubes meet the floor and drains away as it rises, so the seat is almost colourless and the weight of colour sits underneath it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Blue That Gathers at the Floor\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eRunning a grade upward instead of downward sounds like the same job turned over and is not. The deep end of a graded sheet is where the pigment is densest and therefore where the material is least forgiving to cut, and on this bench that end is at the foot of every cube, the three places a knock is likely and a chip would show most. Each cube is cut so its deepest blue lands at the floor and its palest at the box above, and the four parts are then set out so the colour steps evenly across the length rather than jumping from one cube to the next. The edges are flame-polished, which on a deep blue reads almost black and is what gives each cube its drawn outline. No two benches step the colour identically, because the sheet varies along its own length.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn open-box bench reads as a line of boxes rather than a mass, so it will sit in a room that already has furniture in it without adding another block. The seat is at a normal height and deep enough to sit back on. Put it over a pale floor if you can: the strong blue at the foot throws colour down onto the boards and the almost-clear seat seems to hover above it. Against a dark floor the effect closes up and the cubes read as solid blocks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhich Way the Grade Runs, and Assembly\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaking a standard piece takes 3–4 weeks, and making a bespoke one 5–6. The grade can be turned the other way up if you want the colour at the seat, and it is available in other colours from the same sheet run. The cube count can be changed, to two or four, which alters where the supports fall. The box and the three cubes travel separately and are bonded together on site, so the bench comes up a normal staircase in four parts rather than one. Two people should handle the box. Each cube is sleeved on its own, since a deep blue edge shows a scuff far more readily than a clear one does. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA blue that gathers at the floor belongs with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/acrylic-sculptures\"\u003eacrylic sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e; open cubes threaded through a long box lead to our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/geometric-sculptures\"\u003egeometric sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and a bench that adds no extra block to a room joins our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/indoor-sculptures\"\u003eindoor sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable class=\"spec_table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e44.5cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e140cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e45cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGraded Blue Cast Acrylic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54003698729307,"sku":"Y026","price":6277.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/Y026.jpg?v=1790883222","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/blue-graded-box-acrylic-bench-on-three-cubes-140cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}